The Nightly

Josh Gondelman talks with Caller Lauren about her upcoming podcast on bathroom culture and her lifelong ritual that she calls "Shower Belly."

What You'll Hear:

A Judgmental Shower Critic Confesses: Josh opens up about his surprisingly strong opinions on hotel water pressure, soap scents, and the strange comfort of coming home to your own shower.

Bathrooms as Secret Social Hubs: Lauren shares why she's obsessed with bathrooms as liminal spaces for bonding, hiding, gossiping, and everything in between, plus Josh's story about a very unexpected first kiss.

The Sacred Ritual of Shower Belly: Lauren pitches Josh on her decades-long habit of drawing pictures in soap suds on her stomach, and the two swap notes on shampoo loyalty and hotel toiletries.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Josh confesses his hotel shower snobbery
02:44 Welcome, Caller Lauren!
05:08 A college bathroom kiss gone sideways
10:13 The ritual of drawing on soapy bellies
14:05 Iced coffee, hotel pumps, and shampoo loyalty
19:31 Goodnight to bathroom attendants everywhere!For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Gondelman talks with his friend Erin about learning to surf as an adult, the surprising kindness of Rockaway Beach versus the fistfights of "Topangry" LA, and why one good wave can keep you paddling out for hours.

What You'll Hear:

A Late-Blooming Love of the Ocean: Josh revisits a caller's confession about discovering the beach as an adult, then rings up his friend Erin, an enthusiastic amateur surfer, to dig deeper into that feeling.

The Surprisingly Angry World of Surfing: Erin explains the unspoken etiquette of the lineup, the parking-lot fights it can inspire, and why Rockaway Beach felt like a welcome exception to all that tension.

Chasing One Perfect Wave: From dawn patrol wake-ups to the science of why surfing feels so addictive, Erin makes an unexpectedly moving case for paddling back out again and again.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome to The Nightly
02:20 Calling Erin, surfing in Ireland
04:28 How she fell for surfing
09:03 The wild world of surf rage
15:00 Rockaway's Narnia-like magic
26:21 Good night to the flower boardFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Bragg talks with caller Daphne about brainstorming career pivots, the wisdom of a funeral director who moonlights selling ice cream, and whether an Alaskan cruise can cure an existential spiral.

What You'll Hear:

Twenty-Five Minutes on a Folk Festival Stage: Matt recounts bombing in front of eight thousand folk fans, and how badly a gig has to go before you start Googling new careers.

From Research to Journalism to Existential Question Marks: Daphne walks through her winding career path and the itch to trade it all in for a quiet life in Vermont.

The Ice Cream Man Who Also Runs Funerals: Matt shares the story of a friend who found the perfect antidote to a heavy job, and Daphne wonders if it's the secret to everything.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Twenty-five minutes on a folk festival stage
02:51 Welcome, caller Daphne!
10:00 Letting your hair down after producing
12:01 The funeral director who sells ice cream
13:44 An Alaska cruise for the existential soul
21:09 Good night to BirdFor the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Matt Bragg talks with Caller Aaron about his conflicting feelings about using Wikipedia as a legitimately useful, if messy, way to learn.

What You'll Hear:

A Yard Buried in Hay: Matt recounts his multi-day battle against a runaway hay trailer that's been dumping loads onto his street, and why fifteen rubble sacks in, he's decided manual labor was never his calling.

In Wikipedia's Defense: Caller Aaron, a fifth grade teacher, makes the case for why the internet's most doubted encyclopedia deserves a little more trust than it gets.

Boredom, Attention Spans, and Hope for What's Next: Matt and Aaron talk about vanishing childhood boredom, the pull of ChatGPT, and why the next generation might be the ones who fix our relationship with screens.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Welcome to The Nightly
01:05 A hay disaster takes over the yard
02:48 Caller Aaron joins to talk Wikipedia
09:00 Teaching kids critical thinking online
12:27 Screens, attention spans, and lost boredom
20:39 Goodnight to Rosie!For the fully immersive, phone free light + sound experience, learn more at hatch.co. Follow us on TikTok @hatchpodcasts and YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greta Johnsen talks with Caller Mark about his plan to break up with email entirely, the horror of unsubscribe exit interviews, and why Christopher Nolan's inbox is definitely not his own.

What You'll Hear:

The Big Announcement: Mark calls in from Minneapolis with a mysterious confession -- he's seriously considering ditching email for good, and Greta is delighted to dig into why.

The Unsubscribe Olympics: They swap stories about hidden unsubscribe buttons, sneaky exit interviews, and the strange comfort of Julio Torres's river-of-email philosophy.

Drafting the Perfect Escape: Greta pitches an idea for a gently aggressive out-of-office reply, and Mark starts planning his soft launch into a life with fewer notifications.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 A mysterious caller and a big break
01:48 Welcome, Caller Mark!
04:42 The plan to break up with email
12:34 Unsubscribe buttons and exit interviews
15:52 Email as a flowing river
20:45 Drafting the perfect auto-reply
23:00 Goodnight to the new neighbors
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